Residents of West 69th Street between Central Park West and Columbus recently shared their views on the construction site on the south side of their once quiet street—no exaggeration.

The letterhead titled "The Impact of the Construction of 50 W. 69th St on Me" was plastered all over the scaffolding of the project, and residents quickly shared its impact on their lives.

In 2011 and 2012, UWS landlord Phil Widlanski sold his two buildings—48 and 50 West 69th Street—to a wealthy couple for $24.5 million.

The couple-Haitian-American jazz singer Malou Beauvoir and her husband Pierre Bastid are versatile business executives who happen to be Julia The trustees of the Conservatory-demolished these buildings in 2018, when a series of noise, smoke, vibrations and traffic started to drive the residents of the neighborhood crazy.

An April 2019 report in the New York Times detailed the couple’s addition of a basement swimming pool, making this situation the focus of attention.

Now, residents have taken their own measures to ensure that it becomes the focus of attention.

Photo: Bobby Panza Photo: Bobby Panza Photo: Bobby Panza

Not all the forms have been filled out, and at least one local believes that the interruption will not have much impact.

Mike is a native of the Upper West Side. He lives in Lincoln Center, Morningside Heights, and almost everything in between. You can often see him eating at many great restaurants in the Upper West Side, or awkwardly taking pictures with his iPhone. After successfully turning iLovetheUpperWestSide.com into a household name, he decided to expand his digital empire by launching EastSideFeed.com.

This construction site is a major destruction. I live on the north side of 68th Street and there is construction noise all day-usually on weekends. Even now, many years later, you would think this place will be completed, but it is not even close. The basement foundation is almost unfinished, and no meaningful work has been done. In the next few years, we will face even more torture... all for these two idiots, and frankly, they are not welcome.

I'm sure dialing 311 is really super effective. /s is like complaining to Helen Rosenthal.

Is the construction site good or "good" in terms of keeping up-to-date construction permits? Or, even if the permit has expired, will construction continue? This may be one way.

People will not be able to find permits on the New York City dot gov Dept of Buildings website until around October 1, 2021, but New York City has completely messed up. A few weeks ago, New York City restored the ability to at least find buildings that interest you, so maybe New York City will restore the ability to read all permits in one place in the next few months.

As soon as the construction is completed, I will launch a brick through their window. Make them feel some discomfort.

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